return {
  -- Ensure ltex-ls is installed via Mason
  {
    "williamboman/mason.nvim",
    opts = function(_, opts)
      opts.ensure_installed = opts.ensure_installed or {}
      vim.list_extend(opts.ensure_installed, { "ltex-ls" })
    end,
  },

  -- Configure LTeX for grammar/style/spelling in LaTeX/Markdown
  {
    "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
    opts = {
      servers = {
        ltex = {
          settings = {
            ltex = {
              -- Change to "en-GB", "de-DE", etc. if needed
              language = "en-US",
              -- More thorough checks (slower but better for final drafts)
              additionalRules = {
                enablePickyRules = true,
              },
              -- Load a shared dictionary of domain/academic words
              dictionary = {
                ["en-US"] = (function()
                  local words = {}
                  local dict_file = vim.fn.expand("~/.config/nvim/spell/ltex.dictionary.en-US.txt")
                  local ok, lines = pcall(vim.fn.readfile, dict_file)
                  if ok and lines then
                    for _, word in ipairs(lines) do
                      word = word:gsub("^%s+", ""):gsub("%s+$", "")
                      if word ~= "" and not word:match("^#") then
                        table.insert(words, word)
                      end
                    end
                  end
                  return words
                end)(),
              },
              -- Check as you type; switch to "save" if it feels too slow
              checkFrequency = "edit",
            },
          },
        },
      },
    },
  },
}